Lowtide


Lowtide Fiberglass Boat Repairs Illustrated,


by Roger Marshall, is a comprehensive guide to making repairs to a fiberglass boat and how to finish and paint those repairs.


Fiberglass Boat Repairs


Illustrated covers: how a fiberglass boat is built, identifying hull damage; mater ial s , tool s and basic techniques; gelcoat restoration; making minor repairs; making major repairs; hull, keel and rudder fairing; identifying and making osmosis repairs; and finishing and painting a repair job. There is also an appendix on building a


The position of First Mate is often


less than glamorous, especially when serving with a strong-willed captain who has more boyish enthusiasm than organizational skills. After more than 30 years of sailing with Captain ‘My Way,’ Joy Smith shares the hard-won secrets of keeping both boat and crew shipshape in The Perfect First Mate, A Woman’s Guide to Recreational Boating. From packing and


planning for needs aboard to enjoying life at dock or anchor and ashore, The Perfect First Mate helps boaters streamline tasks and maximize efficiency, safety and comfort, while above all leaving plenty of time for pleasure. Contents include storage


Margarita Cat: Sketches of the


Cruising Life by Bruce Van Sant seeks to illustrate 40 years of the people and places the author encountered and collected in ship logs and letters while traveling four continents by boat.


Sketches in Margarita


Cat include yarns about couples, lonely professionals and retirees who attempt to escape the normalcy of their lives, only to find unlikely marriages and mischief throughout unchartered parts of the South Pacific,


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Books temporary Shrink Wrap™ shed in which


to do boat repair work year-round. With more than 200


pictures and drawings, the book shows repair projects as done by the author and other professional and amateur boat builders, from simply polishing the gelcoat or repairing a ding in the paint work, to much larger projects such as making a transom well guard to keep water from flooding over the transom.


published by International Marine/ McGraw-Hill, $24.95


Fiberglass Boat Repairs Illustrated .


issues, moving and sleeping comfortably below decks, keeping the cabin warm/ cool, counteracting boat odor, mold and mildew, and dealing with trash, laundry, and marine toilets. One entire section is devoted to food: provisioning and storage, equipping the galley, and cooking, with original recipes included. The author also provides in-depth discussions of how to protect against the elements, avoid injury, and deal with the logistics of sailing, from planning/ navigation to performing First


Mate duties on deck. The Perfect First Mate, A Woman’s


Guide to Recreational Boating, published by Sheridan House, $19.95


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Mediterranean and Caribbean. Margarita Cat treats a subject


timely to today’s social and economic meltdown - how to dodge them in style! The trade wind reaches of the world have gone chock-a- block with cruising sailors who have trickled down to the underdeveloped parts of the world, slipping the yokes of their failing postmodern states.


Margarita Cat: Sketches


of the Cruising Life, published by CreateSpace. www.createspace.com, $14.95


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